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10 Muharram 14448 August 2022

Allah Ta’ala Saved Musa and Nuh (‘alayhimas salam) on ‘Ashura

QuestionIs this Hadith suitable to quote? عن أبي هريرة، قال: مر النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بأناس من اليهود قد صاموا يوم عاشوراء، فقال: «ما هذا من الصوم؟» قالوا: هذا اليوم الذي نجى الله موسى وبني إسرائيل من الغرق، وغرق فيه فرعون، وهذا يوم استوت فيه السفينة على الجودي،…

7 Muharram 14445 August 2022

An Incident Regarding Alcohol Being the Leader to All Sins

QuestionIs the following incident drawn from the Hadith? Once, a pious man was invited by a woman to commit adultery. The man refused. The woman gave him a choice of options: – Committing adultery with her or – To kill her newly born child, who had she begot from…

6 Muharram 14444 August 2022

Ibn Jurayj (rahimahullah) and Tadlis

QuestionIbn Jurayj (rahimahullah) was known to be a mudallis. How ‌do ‌we ‌go ‌about ‌accepting ‌his ‌reports?

5 Muharram 14443 August 2022

Impermissibility of Wishing for Death Due to Trials and Tribulations

QuestionKindly explain the Hadith wherein a man will roll on the grave wishing he was in it due to the prevalent trials and fitan of the time. Is this action of the man positive or negative? I was told that despite the fitnah, we should observe patience and refrain…

5 Muharram 14443 August 2022

The Muwatta of Imam ‘Abdullah ibn Wahb

QuestionIs the Muwatta ‘Abdillah ibn Wahb [a portion of which has been published] one of the riwayaat of Muwatta Imam Malik or a separate Muwatta of Imam ‘Abdullah ibn Wahb?

29 Dhul Hijjah 144329 July 2022

Clarification Regarding the Hadith on the Fragrance for Women

QuestionIn some Hadiths, it is mentioned that women’s fragrances can have colour but little or no smell. What type of fragrance is this and what is the point of applying a fragrance if it does not have a fragrance?